Qatar🇶🇦 debrief Paul edition 🏎️

3rd in F2 standings

Qualified - 1st (2 points)
Sprint - 10th (started 9th due to Maini’s grid penalty)

Sprint: 5th but dropped to 7th - due to a post race penalty (2 points)
Positions: +2

Feature: 1st (25 points + 1 for fastest lap)
Positions: =

Paul moved up to 6th on the opening lap of the Sprint Race. The VSC then came out due to Oliver’s car being on fire. For the next laps of the race Paul held position and waited for the race to come to him since he was on Hard tyres and stuck in a DRS train. Paul then moved into 5th place with 3 laps to go. A Safety car was then deployed which took the race to the end

Paul dropped down to second during the opening lap of the feature race. After 6 laps Paul held position in second but he was chasing Bortoleto down. He came into the pits for his mandatory pit stop at the end of lap 7. A VSC then came out which helped Paul since Bortoleto had to wait longer to pit. The safety car came in at lap 13 and Paul was in 8th. Another safety car was called and ended on lap 16. On the restart Paul moved up to 7th then 6th on lap 18. Paul moved up to 4th with 8 mins left to go. With over 2 mins to go Paul moved up to 2nd. He ended the race in 1st place scoring his first win.

Congratulations on making history and on your first victory, super duper proud of you 💙🥳!!!

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